Sunday Horse Racing Tips from Steve Ryder

TRELAWNE (best priced at 15/8) is top rated of the trio of runners in this race and he should get back to winning ways in first time cheekpieces. The Kim Bailey trained eight-year-old won a soft ground novice hurdle here by 18 lengths on his debut and had a good record of 3-4 over hurdles at the end of the season. He won on his chasing debut at Carlisle on his reappearance before finishing 3rd behind Ginny’s Destiny at Cheltenham in December.

Trelawne showed wayward tendencies when 2nd behind Colonel Harry at Wetherby in in a Grade 2 last time but hopefully first time cheekpieces will make David Bass’s job a lot easier in this race. Both Tahmuras and Crebilly are inconsistent and I expect Trelawne to get back on track in this race.

Fun Fun Fun is respected for Willie Mullins but preference instead goes to FAVOUR AND FORTUNE (best priced at 7/4) who ran well in defeat a Grade 1 last time. The Alan King trained six-year-old won his first two bumpers before finishing midfield in the Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham festival. He won by 13 lengths on his hurdling debut before following up at Wetherby on his next start by three lengths on heavy ground.

Favour And Fortune then finished 2nd behind Jango Baie in the Grade 1 Formby Novices’ Hurdle on soft ground and a repeat of that effort would see him hard to beat in this race.